Days 16 and 17

For the majority of the time these past two days it's just been me and S keeping each other company. T has been to town each day meeting up with different friends and going to the cinema. A sign of things to come, my little boy is growing up.

Yesterday we needed a couple of bits and pieces for our evening meal and another item for a little garden project I have planned so with my new red polka dot trolly in tow we ventured to the local shops. Of course this meant a quick trip into the charity shop I used to volunteer in, purely to see how everyone was you understand. And whilst I was there it would have been rude not to look through the rails especially as they had buy one adult clothing item and get another free. Snaffled by me as quick as you like were these two tops. The one of the left is Per Una and the other is La Redoute. Both mine for a grand total of £2.50.

Back home after fuelling ourselves with crumpets S decided she would like us to do some painting. Here is a gallery of a few of her works of art. An angel made from S's hand printss, random colours (S's title for this piece) and a flamingo.

Not a lot going on today. Did some housework, watched some TV, visited some family and ate some cheesecake. Yum, scrum and in our tums. 

Days 14 and 15

Whilst browsing the shelves of the new Poundland store in town yesterday I popped this plastic spinning toy into the basket. It proved good fun when the children played with it in the park a little later. Although it did get stuck up in the trees twice we did manage to go home with all the bits in tact!

The reason we went into town was because I had read that there was going to be a display of classic cars. There were about 60 cars and it was the older curvier ones which I loved the most. The blue of this car was just so perfect.

There were quite a few different Morris Minor cars, this soft top certainly caught our eye.

I would love one of these so much, I can just imagine packing up a picnic and setting off on a jaunt to either the country or seaside.

No jokes about how I look like the back of the end bus standing next to the front end of this fabulous old Routemaster bus!

This photo just makes me want to start singing 'We're all going on a Summer Holiday.........'

I couldn't see any information about this Austin taxi, but what caught my eye even more than the car was the trunk and it's accompanying label. Hopefully of you click the photo you can enlarge it to read the details of the voyage it went on in 1949 on the Cunard White Star line.

 

Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's

Why it's Greased Lightnin'!

Today the weather has been either very sunny and warm or cool and very rainy. Whilst the rain was pouring we played cards and did some dancing games on the Wii. When the sun shone we played outside and a bit of artwork was painted on the path with liquid sidewalk chalk.

S's fireworks

and my tulip.

I shall be adding cornflour and food colouring to the shopping list as I think we'll be doing this again.

Days 11-13

 Thursday was a day for taking it easy. PJ's were kept on by the two youngest of the house and general lazing was the order of the day. I couldn't be bothered with the unpacking and washing so spent some time in the garden pottering about and hanging up bunting instead. 

On Friday afternoon we went for a walk and amazingly there was minimum resistance to our outing. Since we first went on this walk with a friend last year the children had wanted to take G back and show him. It takes you along part of the Strawberry Trail.

T attempting a weight lifting move!

Checking out the view of the river from a slightly elevated position.

Glimpsing the river through gaps in the trees.

And if there's water then that can only mean splashing.

Today we all went to the cinema. Admission on a Saturday morning to the  featured family films are a bargain £1.00 each. G and S paired off and went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 whilst T and I saw Mr Popper's Penguins.


This afternoon I have been attempting a bit of tidying but got sidetracked after seeing this new storage idea on Pinterest. Buttons and ear-rings, oh my!

Days 3-10

Maybe this should have the far more interesting title of 'Our Family Holiday in Calella'

I took over 200 photos whilst we were away and have decided to do an A-Z to give a snapshot of what we saw and what we did.

A is for the stunning Architectural detail on some of the old buildings in the town of Calella. I have taken a load of photos of balconies, doors and shutters!

Blue, need I say more?

C is for the amount of Chips eaten this week! We were half board in our hotel with all you can buffet for breakfast and evening meal. S ate a good selection, T being a bit fussier these days stuck to pasta and chips!

We passed this statue of Dancers every day on the way to the beach, it looked fabulous against the blue sky.

The Eyes have it!

I love this Flower, can't remember the name of it, but I do like the ditsy little petals.

Can't go to Spain and not take a photo of a red Geranium. These pots and flowers covered one of the outside walls of our hotel.

All being in one room with limited space didn't stop T and S playing Hide and seek. Just love this photo!

Smurf flavoured Ice cream anyone?

Big Jump into the pool.


A Kiss for Dad.

Street Lighting.

Nearly every day we visited one particular snack bar so the children could have  long tall cool delicious Milkshakes.

At a pedestrian crossing you press the button and a timer comes up and counts down the time in red to show how long there is to wait until the lights change and the traffic is stopped. Then whilst you are crossing the Numbers count down in green showing how long you have until the traffic will move again.

Just one of the Old balconies, the date on this is 1832.

I think this is an agave, even if it isn't it's definitely a Plant.

'Quick turn around and see what's behind you!' I leave you to guess what happened a few seconds later.

Five minutes walk from our hotel there was a park which we visited a few times and that's where this Row of trees are.

Completely gorgeous Saddlebags. 

The Tiled bottom of a balcony.

A beach Umbrella.

A View over the town from the top of the park

and this was the View to the side.

I can't tell you how much fun was had in the Waves. T and S spent so much time in the water, they both love swimming and playing in the sea or the pool.

Yellow tiles.

An eXtra long straw in those tall milkshakes.

Zarrapastroso. Apparently this means shabby in Spanish. This is one of my most favourite photos. I think this is very zarrapastroso in a very chic way.

Hope you enjoyed my selection and made it to the end!